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I'm not sure if it's a "blatant attack on alternative news sites". I think probably people actually have good intentions here rather than some establishment conspiracy. I'm not convinced that regulating social media news is the best policy to focus on, though.

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It's a term blatantly used for censorship and blanket discrediting of sources of information, whether credible or not. It's popularity began with the Clinton campaign and was quickly adopted by GOP candidates

Edit: By "it" I mean "fake news"

> I think probably people actually have good intentions here.

Everyone thinks that their own intentions are good.

What are you trying to tell me? I'm just saying that my opinion is that I doubt this is some establishment conspiracy to make voters vote for them. I think the MPs are probably just trying to get rid of fake news right now. I certainly don't know how anyone can see this as a "blatant" attack. It certainly doesn't look blatant to me. It is at least plausible that they're trying to genuinely help without malicious intent.

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